The electricity, gas, heating and waterworks industry had the highest expenditure on environmental protection in Sweden in 2021, amounting to nearly 7.5 billion Swedish kronor. In comparison, the total expenditure for environmental protection in the pulp, paper and paper products industry, the industry with the second highest expenditure, amounted to 3.5 billion kronor, followed by the food, beverage, and tobacco industry at 2.3 billion.
Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry
(in million SEK)
Characteristic
Expenditure in million SEK
Electricity, gas and heat supply; water supply
7,494
Paper and paper products
3,480
Food product, beverage and tobacco industry
2,257
Basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
1,991
Mining of metal ores, other mining and quarrying, mining support service activities and service
1,880
Chemical, chemical products and pharmaceutical products
1,675
Transport equipment
1,125
Rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products
1,022
Wood and products of wood, cork, cane etc. , except furniture
859
Other machinery and equipment
396
Manufacture of coal and refined petroleum products
383
Computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment
239
Furniture industry
150
Repair shops and installation companies for machinery and equipment
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Statistics Sweden. (October 13, 2022). Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry (in million SEK) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/535831/sweden-total-environmental-protection-expenditure-by-industry/
Statistics Sweden. "Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry (in million SEK)." Chart. October 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535831/sweden-total-environmental-protection-expenditure-by-industry/
Statistics Sweden. (2022). Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry (in million SEK). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535831/sweden-total-environmental-protection-expenditure-by-industry/
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Statistics Sweden, Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry (in million SEK) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535831/sweden-total-environmental-protection-expenditure-by-industry/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Total environmental protection expenditure in 2021 in Sweden, by industry (in million SEK) [Graph], Statistics Sweden, October 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/535831/sweden-total-environmental-protection-expenditure-by-industry/
